Florida Liberty!

Tallahassee, Fla.—Today, Federal District Judge Robert L. Hinkle signed an agreed injunction that prevents the Florida’s State Board of Architecture and Interior Design from enforcing provisions of a Florida law that censored truthful speech by prohibiting people who lawfully perform residential interior design services without a government-conferred license from referring to themselves, accurately, as “interior designers” or from using other, unspecified “words to that effect.” That ruling will stay in effect pending final resolution of a lawsuit challenging all aspects of Florida’s interior design law.

The ruling is another victory of the pro-Libertarian Institute for Justice, which has been working on many cases in Florida.

In addition, it has in recent months scored victories on issues such as campaign restrictions. A new link at our site will help you follow the activity.

Founded in 1991, the Virginia-based Institute for Justice represents individuals nationwide fighting to defend free speech rights and the ability to earn an honest living in the occupations of their choice. The Institute has previously and successfully challenged interior design title restrictions in New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Connecticut.